Archive for the 'John Wayne' Tag Under 'The Watcher' Category

September 20th, 2011, 12:00 am by PETER LARSEN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Why yes! These are the top 101 O.C. celebrities of all-time! How do we know? We picked 'em! Did Gwen Stefanimake the list? Duh. John Wayne? Double duh. But what about Kristy Swanson? And oh! Rebecca Blackand the Octomom? What, pray tell, of that silent movie comic most famous who was subject to one of the first-ever celebrity murder trials? What about our luscious twins of B-movie stardom? Were we able to squeeze them in too?

You'll find all of the answers to those questions as you take a trip through the slide show of 101 stars who called Orange County home, whether for their earliest years, their final days or some portion in between. We intentionally neglected some well-known people -- there aren't many athletes on here, nor business or government leaders. Our definition of celebrity includes the requirement that you have an impact on the popular culture, so for the most part, these are entertainment-based stars.

But again, see for yourself in the slide show that begins when you click on O.C.'s own burlesque queen, Dita Von Teese. Then come back here and tell us what an excellent job we did in compiling this list. And if for some reason we overlooked someone you feel was worthy, well by all means, let us know, politely, in the comments below.